Magazine video pitch

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evaluation

Evaluation

I am going to analyse and strictly evaluate my magazine photography to the best of my ability in this essay. During my evaluation, I'll take into consideration my preparation work (magazine research) and my final piece, discussing what I excelled on and on areas I could improve on.

During my preparation work I originally had a different idea. In my original idea the atmosphere was completely different to my current and final idea. I named my original concept "Vapour Wave", a title inspired by the bright lights and lively mood of nightlife. I compiled a mood board and mind map for this project, but after reassessing all the research that I did, I realised I did not have a feel for the project and decided to change my idea.

My new theme is the complete opposite to my original theme - it details the loneliness of being abandoned, which is a huge contrast to the hustle and bustle of nightlife.

I then had to find what subject i can highlight this theme upon; i then thought of cars and house hold objects but then thought they would not be as interesting and have enough depth as an actual abandon building which can have a lot of context. i was originally going to take the photos around my area as there is a couple of abandon buildings but as i travelled to France in the half term i thought it would be good to shoot my photos there with a friend as its quite a rural area and has a lot of characteristics. i took a vast amount of images in the area but i chose the best one that represented my theme for the magazine.

Before taking my photos I looked up abandoned buildings on google, this helped inspire me to capture the certain aspects I was able to take. it inspired me to capture the destruction and overgrown nature that has invaded the environment and to take it in different angles to capture it in an artsy light. also it made me want to highlight certain things I found throughout my urban expedition. in the photos I found there was a lot of black and white images; I wanted to have the urban rubble and nature have a different contrast as I wanted to make the nature stand out more to show that its more lively.

Throughout my preparation  I have gained various skills such as a creative eye for little detail, and also different types of compositions that I can do to creative different types of photographs.

I was very proud of the outcome of my final images for the magazine; the whole look and atmospheric feel of them, but I think that i also have stuff that i can improve on. I felt that I executed the concept of loneliness and abandonment through depicting the location in different angles and compositions. I wanted to make the images have a sense of mystery to them to let the audience try and pick out different things from the photos; to discover what happened to the location. I also got positive feedback from my peers such as, the angles that I took the photos in was good and also the  that every photo was different and created an edgy and dark mood. additionally the use of rule of thirds was used in an exponential way.

 I tried to differentiate the nature and the urban rubble to have contrast between each other as it shows how old the building has been untouched for as mother nature consumes it; I used magic bullet looks to try and make the colour green stand out from in the pictures to show the nature compared to the dark, creepy environment its surrounded by; this was done by using the colour correction software called ''Magic Bullet Looks''.

 In magic bullet looks i used many settings such as:

-Crush
-Pop
-Saturation
-Vignette
-Cosmo
-Curves
-Light Flex

And many others...

I chose the effects for my colour corrections that would give the best contrast between the dark and bright colours, Also i used effects like; pop and curves to bring out some colours and details such as the cracks in the floor boards and the blacks around the graffiti. Furthermore I added light flex and levels to also give the image a professional finish.

I am happy with my final images, but there is things that I would like and could improve on.
in my final images some of my photos had some distractions and were not cropped accordingly such as the image of the window and the leafs (this is bad as it distracts the viewers attention to that main part of the image) also i could of colour corrected my images better and make the graffiti more defined as graffiti plays a big part of the story telling of the photography. My colour correction wasn't the best that it could be; I could of made some colours more definitive and make them stand out. Additionally, I regret not taking enough in-depth photos to reveal the locations personality as i was using my friends camera and we only had a limited time there. This limited me in my finalisation of picking the right photos that go into the magazine as i didn't have a wide variety of picture to depict my theme. I feel like i could of incorporated more compositions while i was taking photos; a shallow depth of field would be very good for my type of theme and also large depth of field to show the decay of the location.

In conclusion I think my photos are of a high standard and have an interesting location to back up the camera techniques to make the images intriguing, i used colour correction to give the photos more depth but they could be improved on. Also readjusting/cropping my images can make a great impact on how to image comes out, but i also should incorporate more compositions to help add that professionalism to the photos. All these things i mentioned, plus improving on colour correcting can help me drastically improve on the outcome of my images and make them of a professional standard.

Risk assessment

MAIN HAZARDS IDENTIFIED	WHO WILL BE AFFECTED	CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE THE RISK
Electrics and power leads	Myself/students/staff	All electrical appliances must have been PAT tested with all equipment correctly placed to reduce the chance of risk. Power leads must be taped to the floor to avoid trips at required length so they aren’t dangling and cutting across at body height.
Tables and chairs	Myself/students/staff	Light weight tables should be stacked correctly and out of the way to create a healthy space to work.
Lights – flash heads / attachments / stands	Myself/students/staff	Do not move lights or take off attachments when in use. Turn off and allow to cool. Use gloves. Avoid staring into lights when flash is activated, warn of flash use. Be aware of any staff. Student prone to epilepsy that could be triggered by a flash. Make sure stands are securely tightened and erected so as to support lights adequately and not topple over or light heads fall off.
Fire	Myself/students/staff	Knowing where to find the fire extinguisher/blanket and also the whereabouts of the nearest fire exit
BackDrop -          Vinyl roll -          chain	Myself/students/staff	I need to make sure the backdrop shoud be secured in both holders. Be aware that vinyl role is too heavy for support where the hodlers have been attached to and should be rolled down with care and avoid excessive bounce which will cause the roll to fall out of the holder
Step ladder	Myself/students/staff	I need to make sure I avoid using a stepladder. If I do need to use it, I need to check if its fully secured or get a fellow student to support it.
Cupboards – items stored on top	Myself/students/staff	I need to check that items stored on top of cupboards are not heavy and are secure so that they do not fall.

magazine photographs

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mood board / mind map

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My mood board for my magazine which will be about future funk and vapour wave which is photos that focus on lighting and the retro look (reminiscent of the 80s and 90s)

My final mood board

Mind map.

10 comp

Negative space series




F-stop: f/4.8
Exposure time: 1/60 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-125
Focal length 20mm
Max aperture: 3.2




F-stop: f/5.7
Exposure time: 1/160 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-125
Focal length 47mm
Max aperture: 3.2

F-stop: f/3
Exposure time: 1/800 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-125
Focal length 4mm
Max aperture: 3.2

F-stop: f/4.4
Exposure time: 1/50 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-125
Focal length 14mm
Max aperture: 3.2

In these series of photos, i wanted to capture what we don't notice in public most often and magnify that and put it in frame. all of these pictures in this series are all in close proximity this shows that there is a lot of objects and things that go unnoticed as the negative space shows that the object is small compared to the space in the picture. (the camera i used to take these photos didn't have an option to change the settings) - camera use; Nikon Coolpix B500

Frozen Movement 

Cannon EOS 70D

F-stop: 1/4
Exposure time: 60 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-400
Focal length: 18mm

F-stop: 1/10
Exposure time: 30 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-800
Focal length: 55mm

F-stop: 1/13
Exposure time: 25 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-3200
Focal length: 18mm

In my frozen movement series, i wanted to capture different classroom activities but in a frozen still frame; to show current expression and also it intensifies the image

Blurred movement

Cannon EOS 70D

F-stop: 22
Exposure time: 1/2 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-800
Focal length: 18mm

F-stop: 1/29
Exposure time: 4 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 32mm

F-stop: 1/29
Exposure time: 4 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 32mm

Raising the shutter speed ( 1/4sec or longer) and f.stop (around f/22) and decreasing the ISO to the lowest available allowed us to create this blurred movement effect. I wanted to capture classroom life through blurred movement.

Frame within a frame

Panasonic DMC-GX80

 F-stop: f/4
Exposure time: 1/500 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

F-stop: 1.7
Exposure time: 1/250 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

F-stop f/1.7
Exposure time: 1/60 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

In my frame within a frame series i wanted to capture two different scenery's in the different frames like the viewer would step into another world if they entered the the picture. as shown the vegetation is filling one spot of the two pictures as it is surrounded by walls of a home. The first photo i tried to represent it as an entrance to a town from the frame to frame even though it was in the town centre

Large depth of field

Panasonic DMC-GX80

 F-stop: f/2.8
Exposure time: 1/320 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

In my large depth of field series, i took these selection of photos in France to show the vast scenery of Frances different environments; from the Town's trimmed hedges and a well kept garden, to Frances nature and to abandoned buildings surrounded by vegetation.

Shallow depth of field

Panasonic DMC-GX80

F-stop f/2.2
Exposure time: 1/160 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

F-stop: f/2.8
Exposure time: 1/4000 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-3200
Focal length 34mm
Max aperture: 3

F-stop: f/1.9
Exposure time: 1/5000 sec
ISO Speed: ISO-3200
Focal length 11mm
Max aperture: 1.6953125

Shallow depth is good for bringing out something in the view to attract the attention of the viewer  to that object or thing; as it blurs out the background, it can result in some really nice imagery. i took these series of photos to bring out and make the objects stand out of the crowd. As in the leaf and flower photo there is plenty of the same flowers and leafs among them, but i used the shallow depth of field composition to make the certain ones stand out among  the others. without this composition rule the photo would look fairly plain

Rule of thirds

Panasonic DMC-GX80

Leading lines

 F-stop f/2.2
Exposure time: 1/160 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

My favourite photo series

Nikon Coolpix B500

                                                          by Doug Photography

These are some of my favourite photos of the London underground taken by Doug photography, it has a lot of symbolisation of the underground in just these two photos as it shows the London underground sign (it is well known) and also how busy the station can get. I wanted to recreate a series of photos of my time in the underground these series show a story within each photo going down deeper within the underground with my friend.

Patterns and repetition 

Panasonic DMC-GX80

 F-stop f/2.2
Exposure time: 1/160 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

F-stop f/2.2
Exposure time: 1/160 sec.
ISO speed : ISO-200
Focal length: 25mm
Max aperture 1.53125

Filling the frame

Panasonic DMC-GX80

(cannot remember settings)

Painting with light

By lowering the ISO, increasing the f-stop and lengthening the shutter speed; it creates a light sensitiveness effect that follows the movement of light over the shutter speeds duration, this allows light to be painted. My goal was to be quite abstract with my light paintings and show simple but complex patterns in an artistic way.

rembrandt / 3 quarter light

Beauty light 

Side light

ISO was lowered to around 500 to allow to allow the light to be more prominent, shutter speed was low to allow an instant crisp image. we used our model Yulia as light was shown in a better way on her face then other models and allowed us to take better images.

Photograms

 Photograms are made without using a camera. By placing objects onto a piece of light sensitive paper in a darkroom, you can use any light source to your disposition to cast light onto the paper and capture the white silhouettes of the objects on the piece of paper. i tried to be abstract and create images that were found in the photography studio.